Emergency situation with the new mare we rescued last week Lot 9937...this is what happened Ep. 61

Episode 61
A few weeks ago, we rescued another Belgian Draft Horse from Bowie Texas Livestock, lot# 9937. The mare, who we named Amara (Pronounced ah-MAR-ah) looked to have have some injuries on her left side and was possibly lame on her back left leg. We knew she needed medical attention but to what extent was the question. From the livestock yard video it looked like she had a large black spot on her back side. When I called Bowie I was told it was from rubbing in the trailer during transport.

When we arrived to pick her up her situation was much worse than we expected. She had abrasion all over her left side and most of the skin on the left side of her face had come off. The black spot on her back side was definitely not from rubbing in the trailer as you could see under the skin. I sent a video to Dr. Waggoner at Mobile Veterinary Practice as we headed straight to her office so we could get Amara the medical attention she needed.

After getting her to the vet, getting her home and adjusted to her new life of retirement an emergency situation arose a few days later. I went out to the barn to feed everyone yesterday and Amara was laying down and would not get up. Any horse owner knows that a horse that will not get up on their own is a very serious situation.

This video shows Cory and I picking Amara up from the livestock yard, getting her home and what happened after we found her laying in the barn yesterday. We will keep you updated as to her situation as much as we can. Thank you for watching and make sure you subscribe to our channel so you don't miss anything happening here on the farm.

A HUGE thank you AGAIN to our veterinarians!!! Dr Waggoner at Mobile Veterinary Practice and Dr Amber at Claude Veterinary Hospital. With all the animals we have had throughout our life, these horses receive the best medical attention from these two phenomenal doctors! WE don't know what we would do without y'all!

Please consider making a tax deductible donation to the Big Hoof Foundation to help us save more of these precious lives. We have a temporary page set up on the Fletcher Farms Amarillo website until we can complete the foundations website.

https://www.fletcherfarmsamarillo.com/big-hoof-foundation

Thank you everyone for your continued support in saving these gentle giants! We could not be saving these lives without you!

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Big Hoof Foundation Amazon Wishlist
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Thank you to everyone that has sent us gifts of Alfa Pro, we truly appreciate your support and can't thank you enough!

The one item WE always need is FEED! If you would like to send a gift/donation of feed (Alfa Pro, hay, etc) to the horses you can send that through our local feed store, HF & C Amarillo.

HF&C Amarillo has offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift/donation of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add the gifts to our account. Alfa-Pro is $17.45 per bag. They do offer a discount if you purchase per pallet (40 - 50 pound bags) $16.95 per bag by the pallet. WE go through about 3-1/2 bags per day to feed all 13 horses (175 pounds per day). We also purchase square bales of coastal hay from HF&C. We use 3 bales per day to feed all the horses. Square bales of hay are $16.75 each.

Thank you to all of our subscribers and followers for your support, for your kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without you!

HF&C Supply Amarillo
10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119
https://hfandc.com
Phone: (806) 622-9800
Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time)
Saturday: 8AM – 3PM
Sunday: CLOSED

Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals!